BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20230915T113000Z DTEND:20230915T183000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Annual Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion & Accessibility Summit DESCRIPTION:The Power of Belonging\n\nThe Loudoun Chamber's Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee is proud to present the 2nd Annual DEIA Summit\, featuring Keynote Speaker Raul "Danny" Vargas\, President of VARCom Solutions and Chairman of the Virginia Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights.\n\nThe "Power of Belonging" summit will address many of the challenges facing diverse-owned businesses and will offer insights to help every company improve its diversity and inclusion performance.\n\nThe conversation with Mr. Vargas\, who is also the Chairman Emeritus of the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino\, will be led by Lori Montenegro\, the Washington\, D.C. Bureau Chief at Telemundo.\n\nThe event will then transition to facilitated breakout sessions and roundtable discussions\, all centered on the Power of Belonging and how issues related to DEIA matter so much in business.\n\nPlease join us for this exciting event on Friday\, September 15th.\n\nEvent Timeline:\n\n\n 7:30am - Registration and Networking\n 8:30am Event Kickoff and Interactive Exercise\n 9:00am - Keynote Presentation and facilitated conversation with Danny Vargas and Lori Montenegro\n 9:50am Q&A\n 10:10am 1st Workshop\n \n Breakout Room 1 "What is DEIA? Why Does it Matter to Your Business?" - Sponsored by M&T Bank \n \n Presented by: Lisa Williams\, To Learn Just Notice Consulting\n \n \n Sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union\n Breakout Room 2 - "Access to Capital for Diverse Businesses" - Sponsored by Northwest Federal Credit Union\n \n Presenters:\n \n Alice Frazier\, President and CEO of BCT - The Community's Bank\n Cherylyn Harley LeBon\, Partner at Womble Bond Dickinson\n Melissa "Lisa" Oliva\, Deputy Director/Senior Business Advisor\, U.S. Department of the Treasury\n \n \n \n \n Breakout Room 3 "How to Establish an Inclusive Culture"\n \n Presenters:\n \n Deborah Leben\, Executive Career Coach\, DL Coaching\n Isaac Agbeshie-Noye\, Director of Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion\, Howard Hughes Medical Institute\n Lisa Kimball\, CEO\, The Arc of Loudoun\n Sam Clarke\, Vice President\, Equality Loudoun\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11:20am 2nd Workshop\n \n Breakout Room 1 Repeat Morning Session\n \n Sponsored by M&T Bank\n \n \n Breakout Room 2 Repeat Morning Session\n \n Sponsored by Wells Fargo and Backflow Technology\n \n \n Breakout Room 3 Part 2\, "How to Maintain an Inclusive Culture"\n \n Sponsored by INOVA Loudoun Hospital and the CEO Consulting Group\n \n \n \n \n 12:35pm - Networking lunch\n 1:00pm - Panel Discussion moderated by Angela Mitchell\, President and CEO\, ARM Consulting LLC\n \n Panelists:\n \n Andrew Stocker\, Mid-Atlantic Vice President\, MetLife\n Bruce Rahmani\, President\, Falcon Heating and Air Conditioning\n Chauvon McFadden\, Principal\, Crimson Wealth Strategies\n Susan Mitchell\, Founder and CEO\, Athari Biosciences\n \n \n \n \n 2:00pm - Closing Remarks\n\n\nThe Loudoun Chamber strives to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals\, including those with disabilities\, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact Event Manager\, Ashley-White Brothers\, awbrothers@loudounchamber.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nSignature Series Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\nSummit Title Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiversity Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummit Sponsors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Partner\n\n\n\n\n\nSummit Supporters\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSummit Exhibitors\n\n\n\n Didlake\, Inc.\n Equality Loudoun\n Team Leadership Solutions\, LLC\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEquity Sponsors\n\n\n\n Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties\n Equinix Data Center Services\n Morven Park\n Reston Limousine\n\n\n\n\n\nInclusion Sponsors\n\n\n\n ARM Consulting\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility Sponsors\n\n\n\n The Arc of Loudoun\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhotography Sponsor X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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The Power of Belonging

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The Loudoun Chamber&rsquo\;s Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee is proud to present the 2nd Annual DEIA Summit\, featuring Keynote Speaker Raul &ldquo\;Danny&rdquo\; Vargas\, President of VARCom Solutions and Chairman of the Virginia Advisory Committee to the US Commission on Civil Rights.

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The &ldquo\;Power of Belonging&rdquo\; summit will address many of the challenges facing diverse-owned businesses and will offer insights to help every company improve its diversity and inclusion performance.

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The conversation with Mr. Vargas\, who is also the Chairman Emeritus of the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino\, will be led by Lori Montenegro\, the Washington\, D.C. Bureau Chief at Telemundo.

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The event will then transition to facilitated breakout sessions and roundtable discussions\, all centered on the Power of Belonging and how issues related to DEIA matter so much in business.

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Please join us for this exciting event on Friday\, September 15th.

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The Loudoun Chamber strives to host inclusive\, accessible events that enable all individuals\, including those with \;disabilities\, to engage fully. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility\, please contact Event Manager\, Ashley-White Brothers\, awbrothers@loudounchamber.org. \;

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\n LOCATION:The National Conference Center 18980 Upper Belmont Place Leesburg\, VA 20176 UID:e.1206.13268 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260416T060650Z URL:https://dev.loudounchamber.org/events/details/annual-diversity-equity-inclusion-accessibility-summit-13268 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR